1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Episode 31 of the We Built This Life podcast with Ashley Williams from Clymb (@clymb_up) is about persistence and mindfulness and how these two skills were assets as Ashley built her own company. In 2018, Ashley Williams, a former educator and school leader in Baltimore City, founded Clymb (then known as Infinite Focus Schools), her company that produces emotional health software for school-aged children. In this episode, Ashley talks about: ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The steps she took and resources she used to build Clymb from an idea to a thriving small business; ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The benefits of learning emotional regulation and coping skills in childhood—and how these skills carry into adulthood; ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; How Clymb works to help children build these emotional health skills; ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; How Ashley has used these skills herself to respond to challenging feelings that came in her early days of entrepreneurship; ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; her take on an underrated skill in business—and in life, and more. &amp;nbsp; Mentioned in this Episode: ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Clymb, Ashley’s company that produces emotional health software for children ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Johns Hopkins Social Innovation Lab ·&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Innovation Works at the Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University &amp;nbsp; Follow Clymb on Instagram Follow We Built This Life on Instagram Subscribe on Apple Podcasts,&amp;nbsp;Spotify, or listen on&amp;nbsp;my website, follow and get in touch on&amp;nbsp;Instagram&amp;nbsp;(where I am most active), like on&amp;nbsp;Facebook,&amp;nbsp;or email&amp;nbsp;webuiltthislifepodcast@gmail.com&amp;nbsp;(but getting in touch through IG DM is better!)! &amp;nbsp; We Built This Life https://www.webuiltthislife.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26697294/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/151324149